Ards Peninsula Families Project- Background

Administrators

Surnames

Adair, Adrian, Agar, Allan, Allen, Ambrose, Anderson, Andrews, Armstrong, Askin, Bailey, Bailie, Barr, Barron, Beck, Beckett, Beggs, Bell, Berry, Biars, Birs, Birss, Black, Blackmore, Blakeley, Bohun, Bone, Boyd, Branniff, Brown, Bryce, Burns, Butler, Buyers, Byers, Byres, Byris, Byrs, Caffery, Caldwell, Cameron, Campbell, Cathcart, Caughey, Clegg, Clements, Clint, Close, Cochrane, Coffey, Colville, Colwell, Connor, Conroy, Cook, Cooke, Copusins, Corry, Coulter, Cousins, Cowan, Crawford, Culler, Cully, Curran, Curren, Currie, Curry, Daly, Dalzell, de Bohun, Dempster, Denver, Denvir, Devoy, Ditty, Dommigan, Donnan, Dorrian, Dorrien, Dougherty, Drysdale, Dunbar, Eadie, Eccles, Echlin, Edmond, Edmund, Ellison, Ennis, Erskine, Eston, Ferris, Filson, Finlay, Finnigan, Flinn, Flynn, Foster, Fullerton, Fulton, Garrison, Garvan, Gaw, Gee, Gibson, Gilmore, Girvan, Glenn, Gordon, Graham, Gratten, Gray, Greer, Hagan, Haldenby, Hamilton, Harkness, Harper, Hastings, Hay, Hayes, Hays, Headly, Heron, Herron, Hiddleston, Houston, Huddleston, Huddlestone, Hudelson, Hughes, Hutchinson, Innes, Jameson, Jamison, Johnston, Jolly, Jones, Keag, Keenan, Kelly, Keogh, Kerr, Kilpatrick, Kirkpatrick, Larmour, Lawson, Lawther, Lecky, Ledlie, Lemon, Lennon, Lindsay, Lowry, Lundie, Macken, Mackin, Maginnes, Mahood, Manown, Manson, Matchett, Matthews, Mawhinney, Maxwell, McBride, McCappin, McCarthy, McClement, McClements, McCollum, McConnell, McCormack, McCormick, McCracken, McCullagh, McCullough, McCutcheon, McDonald, McDonnell, McDowell, McGaw, McGee, McGhie, McGilton, McGimpsey, McGrath, McGrattan, McGrattin, McGratton, McGuiness, McHarry, McKee, McKelvey, McKnown, McMaster, McMeekin, McMillan, McMullan, McNeilly, McNown, McQuillan, McVay, McVea, McVeagh, McVeigh, McVey, McWhinney, McWhir, McWhirk, McWilliam, Menown, Middleton, Millar, Milligan, Miskelly, Moffatt, Moffett, Montgomery, Moore, Murray, O'Brian, O'Brien, O'Neil, O'Prey, Orr, Palmer, Pauley, Piper, Porter, Pounden, Press, Purdy, Purse, Pyper, Quinn, Rawbone, Reid, Richardson, Richie, Robb, Robinson, Ross, Russell, Savage, Shanks, Shaw, Simpson, Smiley, Smyth, Stevenson, Stewart, Stewert, Stratton, Sunderland, Tate, Taylor, Tennant, Thompson, Tompson, Trainor, Trotter, Turney, Warnock, Watson, Weir, White, Whitesides, Wilson, Woods, Wright, Young

Background

The Ards Peninsula is a section of County Down, Northern Ireland, that is bounded on the north by Belfast Lough, the west by Strangford Lough, and on the east by the Irish Sea.

Civil Parishes include: Bangor, Newtownards, Donaghadee, Grey Abbey, Ballywalter, Inishargy, Ballyhalbert, Ardkeen, Ardquin, Castleboy, Slanes, Ballytrustan, Ballyphillip Townlands and Villages include: Ardkeen, Ardgeehan, Ardmillan, Ballyadam, Ballyalicock, Ballyatwood, Ballyboley, Ballyblack, Ballyblack Little, Ballyboghilbo, Ballybranigan, Ballybryan, Ballybuttle, Ballycam, Ballycastle, Ballycopeland, Ballycranbeg, Ballycramore, Ballycroghan, Ballycross, Ballycruise, Ballydoonan, Ballyedock, Ballyesborough, Ballyewry, Ballyferis, Ballyfinragh, Ballyfotherly, Ballyfounder, Ballyfrench, Ballyfrenis, Balliggan, Ballygalet, Ballygarvan, Ballygarvigan, Ballygelagh, Ballygraffin, Ballygrainey, Ballygrangee, Ballyhaft, Ballyhalbert, Ballyharry, Ballyhaskin, Ballyhay, Ballyhemlin, Ballyhenny, Ballyhenry, Ballyherley, Ballyholme, Ballymacnamee, Ballyobegan, Ballylimp, Balloo Lower, Ballymaconnell, Ballymacormick, Ballymagee, Ballymarter, Ballyminnis, Ballymintragh, Ballymoney, Ballymurphy, Ballynester, Ballynichol, Ballynoe, Ballyphilip, Ballyquintan, Ballyrawer, Ballyreagh, Ballyree, Ballyridley, Ballyrolly, Ballyrusley, Ballyspurge, Ballytrustan, Ballywadden, Ballywallon, Ballywalter, Ballyward, Ballywater, Ballywatticock, Ballyweird, Ballywhiskin, Ballywhite, Ballywhollart, Ballywilliam, Ballyvester, Bangor, Blackabbey, Bootown, Broom Quarter, Cardy, Carney Hill, Carrowdore, Carryreagh, Carrstown, Castleboy, Cloghy, Cookstown, Corrog, Cotton, Craigarodden, Craigboy, Cronstown, Crossnamuckley, Cunningburn, Demesne, Derry, Donaghadee, Drumardin, Drumardin Quarter, Drumawhy, Drumfad, Drumhirk, Dunelvy, Dunover, Echlinville, Fishquarter, Ganaway, Glastry, Gordonall, Granagh, Grangee, Gransha, Gregstown, Greyabbey, Groomsport, Herdstown, Hoggstown, Inishargy, Island Hill, Kearney, Keentagh, Killaghy, Killydressy, Killyvdgan, Kircubbin, Kirkistown, Knockinelder, Lisbane, LoughdooMarlfield, Loughriscouse, Miller Hill, Millisle, Mount Stewart, Movilla, Newcastle, Nunsquarter, Orlock, Parson Hall, Portavoe, Portavogie, Portaferry, Priesttown, Rattallagh, Roddans, Rosemount, Rowreagh, Rubane, Slanes, Sloanstown, Springvale, Tara, Templepatrick, Thomastown, Tievshilly, Town Parks, Tullyboard, Tullycarnan, Tullycross, Tullykevin, Tullymally, Tullynacrew, Tullytramon, Whitechruch


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